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WorksheetsEarthquake Quiz
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 50mins
What scale is used to measure Earthquake Magnitude?
Earthquake Meter
Seismic Meter
Earthquake Intensity Scale
Richter Scale
What is the point directly above the focus on the surface?
Epicenter
Hypocenter
Fault line
Magnitude
What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?
Earthquake
Epicenter
Fault
Plate
The focus of an earthquake is
The point (below Earth's surface) where rock breaks
The closest seismic station
The place where the greatest damage occurs
A fault
Earthquakes happen every day. Most are too small for humans to notice.
True
False
Depth of earthquake means...
how far into the earth it occurs
how big the earthquake was
how much power was released by the earthquake
where the earthquake occurred on the surface
There are many earthquakes at the edges of SOME continents (like N/S America).
TRUE
FALSE
When force on rocks is great enough they break, producing vibrations called
faults
liquefaction
earthquake
tsunami
Strong earthquakes can ruin tall buildings and destroy roads and houses.
True
False
The Richter Scale measures
The amount of gas released
The movement of plates
The weight of tectonic plates
The strength or magnitude of an earthquake
The strongest earthquake will be a category _____.
1
5
10
20
The further the seismic waves travel from the center, the ____________ they become.
Stronger
Weaker
What is the difference between the epicenter and the focus?
The epicenter is located on Earth's surface and the focus is on the fault line.
The focus is located on Earth's surface and the epicenter is on the fault line.
Which city is closest to the epicenter?
A
B
C
What are earthquakes?
The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface
Masses of earth sliding down cliffs or mountains
A rotating column of air causing mass destruction
A gigantic wave
An earthquake is usually caused by a...
landslide
very large storm
glacier
movement along a fault
____ are breaks or cracks in the rocks that make up Earth's crust.
Landforms
Faults
Earthquakes
Boundaries
If you are outdoors during an earthquake you must keep away from...
trees
power lines
any structure that might fall down
All correct
Most earthquakes happen along _________________.
Strong earthquakes can ruin tall buildings and destroy roads and houses.
True
False
The place where an earthquake originates inside the Earth's surface is called...
Epicenter
Focus
Underground
Crust
What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?
Earthquake
Epicenter
Fault
Plate
Where is the point at which the first movement occurs during an earthquake?
Epicenter
Focus
Fault
Plate
Where is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?
Epicenter
Fault
Hypocenter
Tremor
What is a large ocean wave that results from an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption?
Aftershock
Liquefaction
Seismic Gap
Tsunami
The scale, which numbered 1-10, that measures the strength or magnitude of an earthquake.
pH scale
Richter Scale
Mercalli Scale
Hardness Scale
Where is the epicenter of this earthquake?
Salt Lake
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Portland
